Ramapo's Kayla Yosif is the 2012 North Jersey Section 1 gymnast of the year.Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger

Gymnast of the year:Kayla Yosif earned All-State honors all four seasons at Ramapo. She won county, league and sectional all-around titles while accumulating unmatched individual acclaim. But when her team needed her most, on the biggest stage of the season, Yosif found success of a different nature, one more gratifying than any individual medal could possibly bring.

Trailing two teams after two events at the NJSIAA state finals, Yosif stepped up and delivered a season-high 9.5 on beam, a crucial event and score which pushed Ramapo over the top as it went on to capture its first-ever state title.

Unbeknownst to her at the time, but the pivotal performance erased the deficit and put a charge into her team, which carried the emotion to its final event on floor. At a state final where the difference between winning and losing came down to mere tenths of a point, Yosif's contribution was immeasurable.

"It was my turn," Yosif recalled, "I stepped up to the mat and knew all I had to do was hit a clean routine. I did exactly that and scored one of my highest beam scores all season. After beam, the whole team came alive."

Energized by Yosif's solid showing on beam, Ramapo carried the momentum on to floor and ultimately the state crown as it amassed 111.875 points to edge runner-ups Lenape and defending-champion Freehold Borough, which tied for second at 111.325.

"It was one of the best moments of my career and I'm honored to be part of the first Ramapo gymnastics team to win a state championship," the First-Team All-State gymnast said. "It felt amazing -- my senior year to go out on top."

"Honestly, coming into this year, I was more excited than any other year," Yosif said. "I knew we had the potential to be state champions. I was so proud to see everyone on the team stepping up in competition and giving it all they had. Being selected All-State and Gymnast of the Year is very exciting. It has taken a lot of time and hard work. I am pleased having such a supporting and caring team. Truthfully, it was the perfect way to end my high school gymnastics career."

Levirne says Yosif's senior leadership will be missed.

"Kayla has always been an amazing gymnast. She finished off her high school career with a bang and won many meets, but she was also extremely supportive of all the other girls on the team and was there for them," Levirne said.

Team of the year:Wayne Valley, behind Mackiel Dioslaki, Megan Ross, Alyssa Harden, Lindsay Hook, Angelica Ingham, Caitlyn Liston, Gabriella Novak and Alexa O'Hanna, brought some championship respect back to its program this season.

With an all-around best 33.1, Dioslaki sparked Wayne Valley to 94.525 points as it seized its first Passaic County title since 2006 and fifth title overall on Oct. 22 at West Milford. Still riding high, Wayne Valley captured its first-ever Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League B Division crown just three days later as it struck for 94.775 points at Wayne Hills on Oct. 25.

"Never in a million years did I think we could win the Passaic County team title," Wayne Valley ninth-year coach Leslie Nugnes said. "We were just looking for some team recognition."

Coach of the year: Finding and bringing out the best in each one of her 16 gymnasts on the roster, third-year coach Jenn Levirne brought Ramapo its first state championship.

Utilizing nine gymnasts on four events, Levirne put the pieces of the puzzle together to complete a perfect season. Under her reigns, Ramapo won its second consecutive county title, third consecutive league title and second straight North Jersey 2 sectional title before scoring 111.875 to win its first NJSIAA title on Nov. 19 at Montgomery.

"Winning the state meet was a great feeling, one that I will remember forever," Levirne said. "This was an amazing season. A unified effort and it was awesome."